2004–05 Real Betis season

During the 2004–05 season, Betis competed in La Liga and the Copa del Rey. In the league, Betis finished fourth, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. The club also won the Copa del Rey, defeating Osasuna in the final on 11 June 2005.

Real Betis
2004–05 season
PresidentManuel Ruiz de Lopera
Head coachLorenzo Serra Ferrer
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ricardo Oliveira (22)
All: Ricardo Oliveira (26)

Squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Toni Prats
2 DF   ESP Luis Fernández
3 DF   URU Alejandro Lembo
4 DF   ESP Juanito
5 DF   ESP David Rivas
6 FW   ESP Dani
7 DF   ESP Fernando Varela
8 MF   ESP Arzu
9 MF   ESP Fernando Fernández
10 MF   ESP Juan José Cañas
11 MF   BRA Denílson
12 FW   BRA Ricardo Oliveira
13 GK   ESP Pedro Contreras
14 MF   ESP Capi
15 MF   ESP Jaime Pérez
17 MF   ESP Joaquín
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   URU Washington Tais
19 MF   ESP Israel[2]
20 MF   BRA Marcos Assunção
21 FW   ESP Alfonso Pérez
22 DF   ITA Paolo Castellini
23 MF   ESP Benjamín
24 FW   BRA Edú
25 MF   ESP Pablo Niño
26 GK   ESP Pablo Vargas
27 DF   ESP Melli
28 FW   ESP Tati Maldonado
29 DF   ESP David Llano
30 GK   ESP Toni Doblas
31 FW   ESP Rafael Cabello
32 DF   ESP Óscar Tena
34 DF   ESP Isidoro

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ESP Ismael (on loan to Elche)
19 FW   ESP Tote (on loan to Málaga)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW   ESP Tati Maldonado (on loan to Ceuta)

Competitions

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La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 25 5 8 71 32 +39 80 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Villarreal 38 18 11 9 69 37 +32 65 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Real Betis 38 16 14 8 62 50 +12 62
5 Espanyol 38 17 10 11 54 46 +8 61 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Sevilla 38 17 9 12 44 41 +3 60
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLLWDDDWDDWWWLWLWLWWDWDWLLDWWDDDLDWWWD
Position7171712121414131314111057676666765357743455776544
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Copa del Rey

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Quarter-finals

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27 January 2005 First leg Gramenet 2–2 Real Betis Municipal de Santa Coloma, Santa Coloma de Gramanet
21:00 CEST Juanito   21' (o.g.)
Ollés   51'
(Report) Fernando   15'
Assunção   74'
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez
2 February 2005 Second leg Real Betis 4–3
(6–5 agg.)
Gramenet Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, Sevilla
21:00 CEST Fernando   22'
Rivas   25'
Oliveira   57'
Assunção   85'
(Report) Miki   52'
Rubén Blaya   67'
Aarón   87'
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Semi-finals

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21 April 2005 First leg Real Betis 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, Seville
21:00 CEST (report) Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez
11 May 2005 Second leg Athletic Bilbao 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(4–5 p)
Real Betis Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
21:00 CEST (Report) Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila
Penalties
Del Horno  
Yeste  
Tiko  
Orbaiz  
Iraola  
Ezquerro  
  Assunção
  Oliveira
  Joaquín
  Denílson
  Lembo
  L. Fernández

Final

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11 June 2005 Osasuna 1–2 Real Betis Vicente Calderón, Madrid
21:00 CEST Aloisi   82' Report Oliveira   74'
Dani   114'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Pérez Burrull (Cantabria)

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Betis - 2004/05".
  2. ^ Israel previously wore the #37 shirt, but was reassigned as #19 after Tote's transfer.